Self-sufficiency and right of residence in the UK The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland (Ermira Bajratari v SSHD) has today made a reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union (the CJEU) and asked them to provide a preliminary ruling...

How the UK is letting down victims of human trafficking Detention Action, a national charity that provides support to people in detention, has published alarming research on the number of potential victims of human trafficking that are being...

Slave Wages: Shining a light on detention centre exploitation The Home Office’s shameless conduct when it comes to those detained under immigration powers just doesn’t seem to end. Working in an area where you are exposed to such conduct on a...

Torture victims left in detention at Yarl’s Wood because of poor case handling The poor quality of Home Office case handling left many victims of gender-based violence unlawfully detained at Yarl’s Wood, according to the latest report of...

G4S bosses slammed by MPs for ‘system failure’ at Brook House Senior executives from G4S were blasted by MPs for not having ‘a grip’ on the crisis at Brook House as exposed by a recent Panorama as they gave evidence to the...

Proof magazine: ‘No one can hear you cry. And the Home Office knows it’ Mishka and Abi – not their real names – are both members of Detention Action’s Freed Voices group. Freed Voices are a group of ‘experts-by-experience’...

Renewed calls for a time limit on immigration detention following shocking BBC Panorama There were renewed calls for the introduction of a 28 day time limit on immigration detention following the broadcasting of a shocking BBC Panorama...

Brexit advice for EU nationals in the EU As the UK and the other 26 member states of the EU finally sit down to negotiate the terms upon which the UK will leave the bloc, it seems there is no end to the uncertainty facing the three million EU...

‘Deport first, appeal later’ policy breaches human rights The system of deporting foreign criminals before they have had a chance to appeal was in breach of their human rights, the Supreme Court has ruled. The court unanimously allowed the...

‘If I’d known what to ask for, I wouldn’t have gone hungry’ This article is part of a series from Shine A Light featuring reports from the frontline of Britain’s immigration and asylum system. See also Money talks and Theresa May’s tough line on...

Manus Island class action: ‘Australia’s shame on a world stage’ This week, a huge class action starts in the Australian courts, live-streamed on the internet and available to view worldwide. 1,905 current and former detainees on Manus...

Theresa May’s tough line on immigration punishes British children A series of Shine A Light reports from the frontline of Britain’s immigration and asylum system. This piece was first published on Shine A Light and Red Pepper magazine. It was...